Michael Reid Trice

Michael Reid Trice serves as the Spehar-Halligan Professor and Founding Director at Seattle University, where Michael also directs the Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs. Since 2018, Michael has been the founder of Religica, an open resource theological laboratory that promotes engagement with diverse religious traditions. As a member of the Board of Trustees for the Parliament of the World's Religions since 2016, Michael contributes to global interfaith dialogue. Previous roles include Assistant Professor of Constructive Theology at Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry and Associate Executive for the ELCA, focusing on ecumenical and interreligious dialogues. Michael holds multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in Constructive Theology from Loyola University Chicago and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University.